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Controlling vs Checking - What's the difference?

controlling | checking |

As verbs the difference between controlling and checking

is that controlling is while checking is .

As an adjective controlling

is having control over a person or thing.

As a noun checking is

(ice hockey) the act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.

controlling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having control over a person or thing.
    • His mother is very controlling .

    Synonyms

    * dominant, domineering, manipulative

    Verb

    (head)

    • checking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  • (informal) A checking account.
    • Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.